When It Starts

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I woke up in the middle of the night hearing ruffles in the forest. At first I thought it was Neteyam shuffling around but we were still connect.

My ears perked up when I sat up trying to hear more and distinct sounds. It sounded like walking on two feet which only put my on higher alert.

Since me and Neteyam were still connected he was feeling my alertness and woke up rubbing my back. "What wrong my beautiful mate," he said trying to pull me back.

"Shh," I said turning around keeping us connected.

"I'm sure it's just an animal roaming around the tree love," he said understanding I was trying to hear something.

"No it's on two legs and there's multiple, listen," I whispered grabbing his hand and pulling him up.

He followed sitting on his knees with me trying to listen and focusing with me. He looked directly at me after hearing what I was hearing and grabbed my arm.

"What should we do, stay and hide or run," he asked.

"You tell me, can we get out silently," I whispered looking at him, "if we stay we're sitting ducks, but if we make a sound like them they'll hear us,"

"We should be able to get out silent," he said grabbing both my arms with care. "I don't want to disconnect though, I want to know you are with me,"

"That's okay Neteyam, we stay connected, together, and quiet," I told him standing slowly.

I could hear the steps getting closer so we needed to leave now. We made our way to the edge of the tree with me taking the lead. I popped my head through the limbs and looked around seeing no movement.

I stepped out with Neteyam quietly and took a few steps. We heard leaves crunching beside us and looked at each other.

The nice thing about being connected we could communicate without saying anything.

"I think we may have to disconnect," I thought quickly earning a look from him.

"I want to know you are with me," he thought.

"I will be but we could get seriously hurt if they get pulled apart too quickly, if we get separated we will meet back at the hut," I thought grabbing my braid.

He shook his head but grabbed his as well. Before we pulled them apart we kissed just in case. "I love you," we thought at the same time.

Mind you this is all happening within seconds. We disconnected and started to quickly and quietly try to make it out of the woods.

Neteyam hopped into a tree knowing it'd be easier to make less sound and out of sight. As I started to run up into a tree there was gun fire and I just started running staying on the ground.

I take it I was the one who got spotted so hopefully Neteyam was okay. And just like that I heard Neteyams voice in the ear piece.

"Y/n," he asked

"I'm fine, you?" I asked still running for my life getting shot at.

Jake must of woken with his ear piece in his ear and spoke up, "kids?" He asked worried, "what's going on i here gun fire,"

"That's cause I'm getting shot at directing them away from Neteyam," I said starting to run out of breath.

The more I ran the more tired I got and I tried so hard to keep my eyes out for others. Then a second later I was being wrestled to the ground.

"Guys," I said that being all I could get out before my hand was pulled away.

I punch and kicked but I had at least 3 full sized ski people Navi attacking around me. One of them grabbed my braid and held my head looking at who I assumed the leader.

I hissed as I was kicked down on my knees to the ground.

"We're on our way, try to stay safe" Jake said in the ear piece which was reassuring to an extent.

"Now who do we have here," the leader said. He looked so familiar and his voice sounded familiar.

I sat there starring at him trying to figure it out. Then it clicked. I had a flashback to the ship. He was on the ship. He was the guy who Jake tried to kill.
Quaritch.

I was star struck I thought he died. And like Eywa was speaking to me, the flash back of what my parents said "spider-" before they got cut off. They were going to warn me.

"You were supposed to be dead," I kind of hissed at him.

"Yeah well who knew having a son would come in handy," Quaritch said smiling at me. "Now who are you," he said getting in my face.

I looked at him the eye and spat on him. "Fuck you," I said.

He wiped the spit off his face and looked at me. He slapped me and continued to look at me.

"You wanna talk about who's supposed to be dead," he said smiling again, "you were that human, the one who put up hell of a fight," he laughed, "even though you are a scum Navi now, you still have your features," he said standing back up. "Now how are you back?" He asked tilting his head

I heard in the ear piece of the guy behind me, "we've got one of his sons sir," as he said that my heart sunk and I was ready to kill. The guy loosened his grip on my Queue. What a mistake.

I heard Neytiri call from somewhere in the forest and perked my ears and smiled to myself.

I jumped up and stabbed one of the soldiers with a stick off the ground. Like clock work I saw one of Neytiris arrows fly passed me taking out the other guy.

I ran as quick as I could to where Neteyam last was forgetting about Quaritch. I heard someone running behind me thinking it was Quaritch I turned swinging my fist as hard at I could.

Not knowing, I almost punched Jake right in the face. Luckily he dodged it. He smiled at me and hugged me. "You're okay," he said rubbing the back of my head. I was relieved but I was still worried.

I pulled away, "neteyams not," I said looking at him. "We got separated when the gunshots happened he was in a tree but there were more than I-"

Jake cut me off, "we will find him," him said handing me my bow and arrows.

I smiled at him, "come on this way," I said pulling him.

I ran until I heard commotion. I stopped by a near by tree looking at the scene. There were 8 men around Neteyam. I stood behind the tree and took a breath.

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